Effective models in evaluating radio coverage on single floors of multifloor buildings

Author

Tarng, J.H. ; Liu, T.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

Volume

48

Issue

3

fYear

1999

fDate

5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

782

Lastpage

789

Abstract

An effective site-specific hybrid model is developed to predict the path loss and the effective radio coverage on single floors. The hybrid model, combined with a two-dimensional (2-D) model and an easy-to-use direct-transmitted ray (DTR) model, is incorporated with the building blueprint in usage. Both effects of the interior walls and the metallic objects such as whiteboards, bookcases, and standing air conditioners on radio propagation are considered. It is found that inclusion of metallic objects will enhance the performance of the model

Keywords

UHF radio propagation; electromagnetic wave absorption; indoor radio; losses; personal communication networks; ray tracing; statistical analysis; wireless LAN; 2.44 GHz; 2D model; NLOS propagation; PCN; UHF; WLAN; air conditioners; bookcases; direct-transmitted ray model; effective site-specific hybrid model; interior walls; metallic objects; multifloor buildings; path loss prediction; performance; personal communication networks; radio coverage; radio propagation; ray tracing; single floors; statistical approach; whiteboards; wireless local area networks; Building materials; Concrete; Dielectric constant; Floors; Indoor radio communication; Loss measurement; Predictive models; Radio propagation; Ray tracing; Two dimensional displays;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/25.764994

Filename

764994